liquor store

noun

A shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.

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off-licencepackage storepackiebottle shopbottle-obottle storepony kegstate store
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Meanings

nounliquor store (plural liquor stores)

plural liquor stores · alternative pronunciation spelling liqa sto

  1. CanadaUSA shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.

    Synonyms: off-licence, package store, packie, bottle shop, bottle-o, bottle store, pony keg, state store

  2. CaliforniaA convenience store.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.

Similar
off-licencepackage storepackiebottle shopbottle-obottle storepony kegstate storestate liquor agencyparty storeABC storeABCLCBO
Similar
dramshopbottlogrogshopoffy
Broader
buildingbusinessenterpriseestablishmentshop
Narrower
ginshoprumshopwine shop

More synonyms by meaning

nouna store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere

Similar
package storeoff-licence
Broader
shopstore
Also see
abc storebottlooff-licencepackage storepackiestate liquor agency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُتَّجِر كُحُول
  • مُتَّجِر كُحُول (muttajir kuḥūl)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Chinese Cantonese 酒鋪 /酒铺, 酒行
  • 酒鋪 /酒铺shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • 酒行shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Chinese Mandarin 酒類專賣店 /酒类专卖店, 酒鋪 /酒铺
  • 酒類專賣店 /酒类专卖店 (jiǔlèi zhuānmàidiàn)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • 酒鋪 /酒铺 (jiǔpù)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • 酒行 (jiǔháng)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Dutch slijterij
  • slijterijshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Estonian alkoholikauplus
  • alkoholikauplusshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Finnish alkoholimyymälä, viinakauppa
  • alkoholimyymäläshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • viinakauppashop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
French magasin de vins et spiritueux, débit de boissons
  • magasin de vins et spiritueuxshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • débit de boissonsshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
German Spirituosengeschäft, Schnapsladen
  • Spirituosengeschäftshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Schnapsladenshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Greek κάβα
  • κάβα (káva)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Hungarian italbolt
  • italboltshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Japanese 酒店, 酒屋
  • 酒店shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • 酒屋 (sakaya)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • 酒房 (shubō)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Korean 주류 판매점
  • 주류 판매점 (juryu panmaejeom)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Norwegian vinmonopol, pol
  • vinmonopolshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • polshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Polish sklep monopolowy, monopolowy
  • sklep monopolowyshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • monopolowyshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Portuguese loja de bebidas
  • loja de bebidasshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Russian ви́нный магази́н, магази́н ви́нной и ликёро-во́дочной проду́кции
  • ви́нный магази́н (vínnyj magazín)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • магази́н ви́нной и ликёро-во́дочной проду́кции (magazín vínnoj i likjóro-vódočnoj prodúkcii)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Spanish vinatería, tienda de alcohol
  • vinateríashop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • tienda de alcoholshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • botilleríashop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • licoreríashop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Swahili duka la pombe
  • duka la pombeshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Swedish spritbutik, spritaffär
  • spritbutikshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • spritaffärshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • systembolagshop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Thai ร้านขายเหล้า
  • ร้านขายเหล้า (ráan kǎai hěe láa)shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Turkish tekel bayii
  • tekel bayiishop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
Cite this entry
APA

liquor store. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquor%20store

MLA

“liquor store.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquor%20store. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liquor store,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquor%20store.

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